A major mixed-use development is coming to Sandy Springs, promising to further densify a part of the suburban city that leaders envisioned as a gathering spot for the community.

Called Hillcrest, the project will add hundreds of apartments, dozens of for-rent townhomes and retail space to an 8-acre site on Sandy Springs Circle near its new City Hall. High Street Residential, the residential subsidiary of Trammell Crow Company, is partnering with Third & Urban on the project, according to a press release from the real estate developer.

The site is adjacent to City Springs, a $230 million development anchored by the City Hall and performing arts center with restaurants and a 4-acre public park.

The seller of the site is the Sandy Springs United Methodist Church. The land previously housed

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